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Shelly Manne and His Friends

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Released
  
1956

Length
  
36:16

Producer
  
Lester Koenig

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Contemporary C3525

Recorded
  
February 11, 1956Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California

Shelly Manne & His Friends is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne with pianist André Previn and bassist Leroy Vinnegar recorded in 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This initial release from the group, as with all of the later sets, is really a showcase for the remarkable piano playing of Previn who was not even 27 yet but already had a dozen years of major league experience behind him".

Track listing

  1. "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) - 4:25
  2. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 6:10
  3. "Squatty Roo" (Johnny Hodges) - 7:58
  4. "Collard Greens and Black-Eyed Peas" (Oscar Pettiford) - 7:57
  5. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish) - 4:42
  6. "The Girl Friend" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:20

Personnel

  • Shelly Manne - drums
  • André Previn - piano
  • Leroy Vinnegar - bass

    • References

    Shelly Manne & His Friends Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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